It's seems pretty sad that some people have to only like one "type" of metal(and I am not directing that statement to anyone specifically). Give me all of it Black, Death, Power, Prog, speed, thrash, etc. etc. etc. ! That is what being a Metal fan is!

I'm with you, JGunnz1. To block off huge sections of the vast diversity of metal (and metal is much more diverse than most genres) because they're not "true" or some similar such nonsense is silly and childish.

I personally can't get into either of these bands, but everyone I seem to run into think that these two bands are the greatest thing since toaster strudel.

All I know is that I had way different influences when I was a teenager. I was fortunate enough to hangout with guys that were 7-8 years older than I was. They taught me to enjoy all types of rock music, because if one person didn't like a band, someone else in the group did.

Here recently, I went from listening to Cheap Trick to Demons & Wizards. That's quite a shift for most people. I just like the fact that people that don't really know me well are surprised that I listen to metal. [img]http://axl.hardradio.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]